“One of the leitmotifs of Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism is the shell game that “progressives” (more on the scare quotes in a few moments) use to transfer bad decisions of progressives and liberals of the past to American history as a whole. ”

“The federal government [funded entirely by taxpayers] has taken over large swaths of consumer lending, most notably the $10 trillion home mortgage and $1 trillion student lending markets. The [taxpayers’ financial liability for] new loans for each now approaches 100%.“

“… the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has, in total violation of the Fourth Amendment, conducted two armed raids on pig farmers in that state… with the intent of shooting all the farmers’ pigs under a bizarre new ‘Invasive Species Order’ (ISO) that has suddenly declared traditional livestock to be an invasive species.”

“Writing for Forbes Magazine, climate change alarmist Steve Zwick calls for skeptics of man-made global warming to be tracked, hunted down and have their homes burned to the ground, yet another shocking illustration of how eco-fascism is rife within the environmentalist lobby.“

“The latest move by the federal Bureau of Land Management appears to herald a bigger and much more comprehensive effort to seize water and access rights on federal lands throughout the Western states.”

“… the school didn’t realize that there was another machine in the school bookstore that wasn’t being turned off. And when the food police realized it, the school was hit with a $0.75 fine per student for the duration of the offense.“

“The undeniable premise of the left is that voters are easily fooled by political ads, or if they agreed with Walker, their votes didn’t deserve to count. This aligns well with such policies as ‘The Fairness Doctrine’ which is about suppressing conservative voices.“

“The federal government controls millions of acres in the West, and some folks believe the feds have reneged on a promise to turn over large swaths to local control once statehood was achieved. It’s a battle cry once made by oilmen and ranchers, and now state and local governments are taking up the cause.“

“What President Obama has been pushing for, and moving toward, is more insidious [than socialism]: government control of the economy, while leaving ownership in private hands. That way, politicians get to call the shots but, when their bright ideas lead to disaster, they can always blame those who own businesses in the private sector.“

“Included in the definition of actions classified as ‘homophobic’ and deemed worthy of reporting to the registry are: ‘any negative word… toward a homosexual or homosexuality in general… [or] inappropriate media coverage and discrimination.“

“[Nancy Pelosi’s] press spokesman, Nadeam Elshami, then told CNSNews.com that asking the speaker of the House where the Constitution authorized Congress to mandated that individual Americans buy health insurance as not a ‘serious question.’“

[ASND reminds readers that they aren’t even talking about a policy, they’re just talking about TALKING about when life begins.]

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“Then here comes the government and they seize all your cattle. And they say ‘You are guilty of structuring your milking operation in order to avoid filing this report. And not only that, but as a civil forfeiture, we’re going to keep half of your cattle.”

“If there is one particularly virulent strain of… fundamentally fascist political theology — it’s the implicit insistence that citizens of the United States ought to have little or no right to defend themselves.”

“Those who violate [New Orleans statute] section 54-419 by engaging in religious, political or social speech ‘shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $500, and/or imprisoned for not more than six months’…”

“Court-appointed Republican poll inspectors are being forcibly removed from voting stations in some Philadelphia wards and replaced in some cases by Democratic inspectors and even members of the Black Panthers…”